Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation failed with "blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sr0, sector xxxxx" error message

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Issue

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation failed with this error:

    blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sr0, sector xxxxx
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) - All Versions - All architectures

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